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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction National History Museum of Latvia / Riga Castle

I told John that after this trip we were never staying in hostels again. I think that we have stayed in enough to last us a lifetime.

Anyway, we had a quick breakfast and then went to see what Riga had to offer. We walked to the farthest away building on the map first. We thought it would warm us up and keep us warm because today was …

After arriving by minibus in Riga, we decided to go for dinner only, and leave the sightseeing for the next day as we had more than a full day in the city. After having a busy few days we also decided that we would have a lie in and take our time - however the next morning, my sister, for the first time in her life, voluntarily got up at 8:30am …

I hop an overnight bus to Riga, probably the most visited of the Baltic capitals. My bus stops at the ferry port before the final station and I know it's gonna be a crazy day. There is a mega ship in port so the streets will be full of doting cruise tours.

I'm fortunate the hostel lets me check in early so I can get a shower before I …